the latest news of the week's top stories here on t.v. what started with good intentions and nationalists take trips as commemorations in russia for a football fan who was killed resulting in dozens being detained and others injured . just an hour left now before polls close in kosovo's first parliamentary election amid hopes of change in the three years since splitting from serbia. but the minority serbian community here to fight. to build uprooted you to see join me alison of us in just a few moments. and europeans frustration with mom says she wishes of fees

rise and salaries drop many are refusing to pay for politicians mistakes and the calling on countries to abandon leave you. also double standards and dirty money american finance giants are accused of cutting off wiki leaks donations while continuing to accept funding from racist groups like the ku klux klan. this is art c. i'm kevin owen a very good evening to you it's now eight pm here in moscow and first this violent clashes between football fans and riot police erupted in moscow and st petersburg on saturday and russia's interior minister says that the fault lies with the nationalist groups for turning a commemoration to a spot supporter who'd been killed into a bloody brawl. it was in the heart of the capital when the fighting broke out.

anger mismanagement thousands of football fans took their aggression to the streets of the russian capital with a small field riot transforming quiet central moscow. was was. as flares and bottles flew overhead riot police detained instigators of the clashes that what started out as a peaceful commemorative rally to know that. some people have reacted very violently to the death of the spartak moscow fed with i do believe that some of their dissatisfaction is understandable but it is unacceptable when we have aggression with firecrackers that burst into flames and ordinary people south of police have already arrested those responsible for the murder of your spirit over and will arrest others everyone is equal before the law the fan question was shot dead last week during a mass brawl most of those gathered in a city's minute square simply wanted to pay their respects and demand

a full investigation into the death of one of their own but take into account the fact that the suspect in this homicide is from the north caucasus and the story it's an ugly nationalist twist according to officials members of the country's various nationalist movements and not football fans instigated the violence. by you but by the way it was we saw that radical protestors joins those spots at fans honoring the dead men and incited mass protests and fighting the police must act tough but within the law and they did everything they had to act in as the situation unfolded. the clashes didn't stop with just the capital either petersburg rally in memory of city that quickly turned into a fight between protesters and riot police with many injured and over fifty detained so is this nationalist violence for violence sake or is there had an agenda. for. nationalist far right is working very

hard to mobilize the book in two different nationalist and the new nazi groups and they're doing a lot of propaganda with a lot of success the fans who are very are not exactly blameless themselves just a few days ago spar tech supporters disrupted their team's match in slovakia a new way for cup management is already considering serious punishment for the team . that measures scanned hell no audience in the europa league and on thursday i think next day after the match head coach of sport that while there carbonneau said that it's not accepted founds to behave like that sans clain they want justice for a friend who had been killed but violence is not the answer saturday's clashes prove that both the story and the aggression are not really about football to the instigators however it's all fair game tensions have been on the rise you've got to

speed up even though there are some call doing nothing to the law tempers police managed to restore order to the streets of the capital and st petersburg but many are still afraid this is again violent. catchers are about our team boss. now is time the polls will close in kosovo which is holding its first parliamentary poll since it declared independence from serbia ballots have been following events in the capital pristina. this region does still remain very deeply divided along ethnic lines most notably between the majority albanian community here that makes up some ninety percent of the population and the much smaller minority community here it is expected that some fifty percent of the electorate who turn out to vote today but the vast majority of them will be albanians serbians here feel divided they do want to vote to make a change they say they suffered discrimination high unemployment they're denied

freedom of movement and they suffer very different conditions but they don't necessarily want to engage in the cause of an electoral system here but they do want to make a real change here so what we expect is that those living in the north of kosovo and you still very much look to belgrade on a still connected to be a by road will not take part in these elections they will heed belgrade circle to boycott this vote however those living in the southern in place and therefore geographically council from serbia will take part in the votes because they have no choice but to engage in the system here of course ethnic divisions are not the only issues facing. unemployment here is rampant some put it between forty and fifty percent and then the course there is the issue of thing demick corruption here these are all issues included in the manifesto the major policies here and leading the charge an expected to take the most votes in today's election is

a prime minister has in touch the democratic party of kossovo e.p.t. k. and then followed by the former. coalition partners the democratic league of cost of a the l d k and then there's the alliance for the future of course very traditionally seen as the third party here but all of these parties talk about addressing these issues within the framework of what they perceive as the ultimate goal which is e.u. and nato membership. really. polls are saying that cost of ins in particular especially compared with others living throughout the balkans have suffered a drastic loss of faith in all public institutions here from the judiciary to the parliament and that's not been helped by the candidate list itself that was put forward for this election a number of days while standing currently under investigation suspected of a number of crimes are ranging from corruption to abuse of office the most warranty of all the leader of the a k how to deny is currently in the hague awaiting

trial for war crimes or about how as they meant is that this election has seen the emergence of the new parties here with the potential of making some real inroads most notably bit of a dossier meaning self-determination and fair meaning new spirit that both expected to take some votes today and these new a party said shall i do away from mentioning nato went. as a serious goal they've instead really decided to focus on the bread and butter issues affecting people's everyday lives here. others have a corresponding impression or worse than no michigan is there is a balkans political expert thanks for being on the line from london election mary over to go now before those polling booths close what what's your assessment of voting and turnout among kosovo. well you have to bear in mind that about two thirds of. we used to living costs of war prior to need to the bomb being

themselves in some eleven years ago no longer in kosovo they have been effectively ethnically cleansed and no provision whatsoever has been made for them to participate either in these or any previous elections this is of course a major problem for the remaining. population in kosovo because participation in the electoral process can be easily interpreted as an agreement to the conditions that are prevailing in kosovo in other words legitimizing that process with which they are very unhappy with so i expect there will be a very low turnout among the serbs because the whole issue of kosovo and many of them see kosovo as a failed state and that is certainly not going to encourage them to come out and participate in the election what you're saying is three years on since kosovo

declared it was going it alone there's been one it'll if any efforts to include its ethnic said community to be a fully fledged part of society. yes indeed i mean there have been some i can call them potemkin village. sort of efforts for hillary clinton arriving there and for her being shown how the serbs now suddenly treated well but this is just in certain parts of kosovo but elsewhere they're in a very difficult position and they're certainly not integrated in the overall cost of the process do in serbia like to see when. i think. serbia of course was not to recognize to kosovo and its institutions never let them have any interest in it it's looking at it very closely to see what's going on there so i guess behind the scenes there is some interest in who comes to power there isn't there. yes yes there is there is we have to bear in mind however

the selection is really very zoltan for disagreement between two world binion parties that used to form a government and it is a disagreement over a single leader so he did not in fact involves even international issues in a major way so from the point of view of belgrade i should think so they will not call on the on the subway in population there to participate in the elections they will take a stand off position and that is what they've done in previous situations as well we heard analyses report. that awfully high unemployment rate between forty and fifty percent especially amongst the the young people they're the new generation driving the country for what's needed to get the area out of its quote my ear. well this is of course big issue what's needed is to face reality it's very ality is that currently decisions are being made in washington and in brussels over kosovo's

future and yet it is the people in the region and list doesn't just apply to kosovo but elsewhere also in bosnia and elsewhere in serbia it is the way to make the system function. what needs to be taken into account here is a cause or has been a part of serbia for the last nineteen years we can say excluding of course the last but the whole infrastructure of kosovo and serbia has been an integral one for example as one of the few countries in europe that can produce its own electricity. so it's not dependent on on or on imports of power in it exports part of that it has been able to do as long as kosovo was part of it breaking away from kosovo has basically broken that very important infrastructure connection between the two regions and it has men very low power supplies in kosovo it is not

only able the factories to operate at full capacity and there has been of course a negative impact in serbia as well but that is the result of foreign intervention who of course look at this in terms of their own concerns i need to mention something else whether this is really the misrepresentation of the word independence many cost so well billions will now realize that independence merely means independence from belgrade it does not mean what anybody would want in their position namely sovereignty over their own territory and resources on their territory many of those resources owned by foreign companies they have been effectively privatized and they're no longer. we are in the possession of of the people who are living costs a lot and once that realization comes through many will realize that there might be even more difficult times ahead michigan revich political expert live on the line

from london thanks for being on r.t. tonight much appreciated that. british police have launched a major criminal investigation into thursday student protests which were the worst seen in the u.k. for over a decade the unrest came after voted in favor of increasing the cost of university tuition allowing fees to rise three fold in england and fled across the british capital with government property vandalized prince charles is coming under attack. of the thirty people arrested opposition labor m.p. jeremy called says the fees hike will almost certainly put those from less privileged backgrounds at a disadvantage. what we see is the end of access to higher education for people of average and below average incomes it's going to be the preserve of the wealthier in the future the trend will be we'll have a less well educated less skilled less qualified population i see education as an

investment for the future will be vested in young people reinvesting in skills we're investing in knowledge we're investing in our future that where is the economic growth of the future where the advantages of to more aware of the writers and the artists and musicians of tomorrow this is cutting at the core of society those that created this economic mess that we're in are the ones who should pay for it a transaction tax a wealth tax a tax on the very wealthiest people in our society would help to close the gap there is no need to basically hit the poorest people in our society in order to pay off this debt in march in time we need a more sensible more rational more humane approach to the whole issue we're not getting there from the government at the moment that's why the students are on the streets that's why the sound the occupation and crucially that's why so many others trade unions and people work in the public sector and people are worried about their services are also joining the students in the demonstration. thoughts there of british opposition labor party m.p.

jeremy cole and further west are there was minimal wages being cut but so are the salaries of the country's leaders to try and soak up some of the anger over the latest set of deficit slashing measures people to face the harshest welfare reductions in the country's history after the banking system all but collapsed and the pain is not helping the by seeing bankers it cheap to secure massive bonuses once again which is why european bank regulators are imposed strict limits as the eurozone battles to stop the euro disintegrate this is a sub the second series of tough bank tests in february will help ease the pressure you leaders assent to get back around the table to get a firmer grip on the continent wide debt crisis next week but european parliament member joe hagan says he fears the irish bank system is already broken beyond repair. the reality for the irish economy and for irish capitalism reside inside or outside of the euro. it faces i just asked her because it is so we can label to develop society but i do predict that the level of debt now is simply one

payable it is on questionably the case to there will be a default in the next thirty years so we say why wait for then and subject our people to enormous pain and suffering for nothing we should refuse to pay the bondholders now immediately that's the key point and then develop a plan to redevelop our economy what we are making a sacrifice for in fact is international banks and billionaire speculators who are on the financial markets looking to make a quick buck we all of them nothing in terms of the irish people those speculative debts were incurred by private bankers in private to deal with we say you cannot fix this system which is broken beyond repair as it is causing enormous suffering to tens of millions throughout europe the speculators are simply watching their next target which will be portugal or spain now to they've got what they want

in ireland. just ahead we hear how even the man who has everything is never entirely happy he is very sick the world's biggest private should we go there it is complete with lining and swimming pools put it simply because russian billionaire owner of feeling the flu is more. in just a moment or two. just as a wiki leaks declared cyber war against companies they see as obstructing the anti secrecy web site master card visa and pay pal all came under attack when they stopped taking donations for wiki leaks and after the swiss bank account of its founder julian assange was frozen he's been arrested in britain and is awaiting extradition to sweden where he's accused of sex crimes meanwhile as artie's got it if you can find out in the week the firms that have cut off wiki leaks appear happy to allow outspoken hate groups among their clients. the u.s. government has presented no charges against julian

a song but that hasn't stopped government officials from reportedly putting pressure at the highest level to cut off we keep leaks money supply a senior executive of america's money transfer giant pay pal said the state department had written to the company claiming the online whistleblower was involved in illegal activities so pay pal along with massive card and b. cell are no longer accepting cash donations for the controversial website it's the threat of this has some impact on national security and when you say that in the united states everybody. you know what's their parents and they do what they're told. and so i think that it's a misconception in some cases that people think that the u.s. is purely a money driven society it's not government has certain progressives particularly over national security no court ruling no legal procedures were needed to crackdown on the media organization later pay-pal backtracked on its statement it had acted

upon the government's request master card and visa were most of a sieve on the subject but the general explanation they gave for not accepting donation payments for we kill it says that the site quoting courage is promotes facilitates or instruct others to engage in illegal activity but on the other hand neither master card more said i have any problems processing donations for say nuku clarke's clan racist movement and his demand a history of extreme violence with goals of racial segregation and white supremacy and yet it takes seconds to make a donation to the klan a number of senators including the chairman of the homeland security committee joe lieberman were quick to pat those companies on the back for cutting off cash to weiqi leaks but americans cracked down on. the organization that appears to be fighting for transparency and freedom of speech leaves many asking what happens to

american values of freedom of expression these are very difficult things for us to face as americans this is not what we believe in our country we believe it's a country that respects the markers you rule on going to be shown that we're the opposite it is not easy but u.s. politicians do not shy away from flashing their democratic values when rooting for a chinese fighter for freedoms he won the nobel peace prize and they see the governor of west of the so-called international community. is targeted for having released information believing what what you should be doing and then you have got a case where the same people will be pushing for a candidate which is a dissident within the people's republic of china so they are playing double standards with that regard some even suggest why not give the price to juliana songe. freedom of speech will surely. be

a rational explanation for giving it to wiki leaks others can't help asking if u.s. officials are so down and we kill leaks why are they after the new york times in the same way or the british newspaper the guardian or germany's they're speaking those are the we kill its partner papers one other incredible thing about the prosecution is that so many people are falsely reporting that wiki leaks has dumped two hundred fifty thousand documents that's not true at all they only were putting stuff up on their web page when you go to the new york times or der spiegel. or the guardian or you swear putting up. so what could possibly be the legal rationale for going after we can leaks and not going after the new york times there are a lot of unanswered questions about we kill leaks one thing is on the surface the u.s. shows it can interpret democrat. values however he wants depending on its gains ganesh

check on r.t.e. washington d.c. . two militants in a suspected accomplice have been killed by police in russia's southern republican doug a star one policeman was wounded during the gunfight militants barricaded themselves in a house which was then taken by storm by special forces after negotiations failed authorities said one of those killed was the head of the local terrorist who was on the most wanted list he's believed to have taken part at least in one major attack back in two thousand and nine in which four policemen and seven civilian women were killed authorities are cracking down on militant groups in russia's south but the region remains volatile prosecutors say the number of terror attacks there has doubled this year. turning now to someone today's other main world news in brief nato saying that six foreign troops have been killed in southern afghanistan their nationality is not known tonight so far the alliance is stepped up its fighting in the south of the country in recent weeks it's a particularly hostile region with taliban strongholds in both the country and

helmand province is. swedish police have launched their terrorism investigation into saturday's twin bombings in stockholm the first attacks or car explode in a busy shopping area packed with christmas shoppers although there were only a handful of injuries one man was killed in the second blast he's thought to have been carrying explosives a warning given prior to the bombings denounced sweden's military presence in afghanistan and a swedish off his controversial cartoons of the prophet mohammed. a suicide bomber has blown up his car outside government offices in the iraqi city of ramadi killing up to seventy people many were injured as well including children there police reportedly found a second bomb in a nearby parking lot which was there safely the attack comes as the country's prime minister attempts to form a new cabinet to try to end the months of political impasse. let's take a look at what you're clicking on tonight on our new look at r.t. . dot com website where we're reporting on russia's attempts to improve its human rights record there may be independent monitoring in the country now but it isn't

enough for russia's civil rights commissioner find out what else he's got to say online from r r r t home. spicing up those cold winter nights with a cocktail or a few plastic concoctions like a bit of a punch to keep it chilled. by jove in this weather you needed the details until. now brace yourself if you splashing four hundred million euros on a yacht so people do you don't want to be kept waiting but the german shipbuilders behind this particular floating palace you see here on your screens did have quite a demanding client it was russian billionaire roman abramovich the eclipse is what it's called it's the vessel in its fleet it's the largest the most expensive

private boat of a kind despite having two hundred it's also got twenty jet skis to swimming pools to hot tubs she also boasts of plans for a cinema that might not be driven states the inside we here all five decorated with red skin and real fur. it's reported the boat even has its own anti missile shield and a mini submarine lifeboat. nice if you can afford it i guess the rest of us still feel the pinch of course for the money so there's little sympathy for those with the fattest wallets added later in the program web talk show host laurie half of this is in new york for us to hear whether it's time to make the wealthy dish out their dollars. there's no reason to give them a break they pay taxes and they used to under clinton and that wasn't tough times if you were one of the top one percent would you feel the same way absolutely yes i believe i would warren buffett does and he's at the top of the top so what

a lot of people say it's a way of punishing them for their success because they listen to fox news so what kind of car would be your dream car bloomberg you mean. if you had a lamborghini how would you feel driving it past someone that's homeless pick them up and go for a. resident and fall in an hour's time on this channel or small side in fifteen minutes tonight kate reveals a recent punch up on the ice has turned into a costly exchange one russian i saw p.t. before that this sunday i'll bring up today with a recap of our top stories from the week in a minute or two thank you for being with r.t. this twelfth of december.

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